Putin, Merkel hope for progress at gas talks in Brussels - Kremlin

Andrey Demin said the incident with the US MQ-9 over the Black Sea, when as a result of sharp maneuvering it went out of control, lost altitude and collided with the water surface "makes it clear to the Western world community that for Russia’s air defenses such aerial targets are no problem"

According to the press office, Gulevich was discharged due to retirement age, with a right to wear military uniform and rank badges

Presumably, US-supplied cluster warhead ATACMS missiles had been fired on Rovenki, LPR Head Leonid Pasechnik wrote on his Telegram channel

Maria Zakharova also asked a rhetorical question about what these countries’ new ambassadors would do when they have to hand over their credentials to the president

Over the week, units of the Dnepr group of troops defeated the manpower and equipment of three brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East said that "nowhere is safe in the Gaza Strip and living conditions are atrocious"

The President assured that Russia can use military force against Poland "only in one case, if Poland attacks Russia"

According to Sergey Belyaev, diplomatic relations with the three Baltic states have been downgraded to a charge d’affaires level

The atmosphere in society has changed, now "reliability, mutual responsibility, sincerity, decency, nobility and courage" are highly valued, the Russian leader stressed

The majority of new foreign companies on the Russian market this year are Turkish brands of clothing, footwear and household products

Ethnic Poles and Georgians account for the largest groups of mercenaries in the Ukrainian army

Putin added that he hopes that parliamentarians will support his choice

According to Sergey Ryabkov, BRICS should not create a financial and monetary alliance, but work hard to create payment and settlement systems that do not depend upon whims of the West

The Ministry of Emergency Situations added that diving rescue work has been finished at the accident site

Correspondingly, specialists are carrying out preliminary pre-emptive planning, Sergey Ryabkov said

There were no casualties, but reported damage caused by drone and shelling attacks

Meanwhile, Umaro Sissoco Embalo said that he hopes that the Russian president would visit his country in case he went on a tour of Africa

Polish prime minister emphasized that NATO’s direct engagement in the military conflict in Ukraine must be avoided

According to the Russian Defense Ministry, the strikes were carried out with drones as well as sea-and air-launched precision weapons, including Kinzhal hypersonic ballistic missiles

Israeli Ambassador to Russia Simona Halperin said said that Israel works with the international SWIFT system

"Missiles hit an oil storage facility within city limits," Vladimir Rogov said

Zamir Kabulov also mentioned that Russia's cooperation with the Taliban government on counter-terrorism continues "on a regular basis"

Since March 27, all regular and charter flights between Russia and other countries have been halted, except for those repatriating the stranded Russian nationals

The head of state noted that about three mln Ukrainians permanently resided in Russia

According to Roman Kodryan, enemy losses totaled up to 55 servicemen over the past day

Christelle Nahan noted that people were tired of the fact that there was not enough money for the development of infrastructure, hospitals and schools, for pensions and benefits for children

"We are discussing this with our aircraft-building companies," Deputy Defense Minister Yuri Borisov said

Тhe Russian Ministry of Defense noted that "air defense systems, arsenals, fuel depots, workshops for the production and repair of unmanned boats and UAVs, temporary deployment points for foreign mercenaries

The transit line through Ukraine remains the only route to supply Russian gas to western and central European countries

We are a small country, which has been under the [US] economic, trade and financial blockade for more than 60 years, Miguel Diaz-Canel said

Neither the government’s press office nor Pashinyan himself have somehow responded to the opposition’s demands yet

The cooperation agreements tackle such fields as investment, energy, trade, finance, customs control, agriculture, tourism, science, culture and media

" We’ve been coordinating closely with Ukraine to help them prepare", John Kirby said

Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council added that the European Union’s financial system is not very stable and people are losing confidence

Su-35S have passed ground and flight trials and flew from Komsomolsk-on-Amur to the deployment airfield

According to Simona Halperin, it is possible to talk about a complete ceasefire after Israel wins

In particular, Ukrainian nationalists carried out terrorist acts in small groups of 3-5 members and sometimes engaged in individual terrorism

Project 22800 ships with Kalibr missiles are brown-water multirole missile-artillery boats designed to destroy surface warships and boats and repel air attacks

Putin is confident in ensuring free and safe future of Russia and its united people

According to LPR Head Leonid Pasechnik, the Ukrainian forces opened fire at the city of Rovenki, causing fire at the local fuel depot and damaging several houses

The decree enters into effect since the day of signing

"An escalation is ongoing," the president said

The embassy noted that there are many Russians with double citizenship currently enlisted in the IDF

Xi Jinping is on a state visit to Serbia on May 7-8

Antonov said that during his inaugural speech, President Putin gave a clear message to Western powers

According to Home Secretary James Cleverly, this is a message to Moscow in response to its actions allegedly aimed at undermining British assistance to Ukraine

Sticking to sanctions against Russia "has enormous geopolitical implications in terms of <…> Russia’s ability to use its energy as a strategic asset," Geoffrey Pyatt noted

The Russian people show their best qualities in difficult moments, their courage and heroism, which is confirmed by the special military operation, Russian President Vladimir Putin said during a meeting with military on May 7, following the inauguration ceremony

Maria Zakharova said veteran organizations in unfriendly countries weren’t affected by the decision not to invite officials

This happened in a period from 8:10 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Moscow time

In comparison with the previous quarter, when 66 mln kilograms were produced, the production of ice cream for January-March 2024 increased by 66%

According to the Russian top diplomat, Ukraine’s authorities are conniving at the manifestations of neo-Nazism

Prime Minister pointed out that the world had recently undergone serious transformations, as the world order had changed to become multipolar

In addition to electromagnetic guns, the Russian sixth-generation fighter jet will also get guided electronic munitions

Representatives of the company and the committee management were sent to the scene of the accident

According to Israel’s Ministry of Immigrant Absorption, some 10,000 veterans of the Second World War live in the country

The Russian government will increase the attractiveness of Russian jurisdiction for business, acting Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin

Hungary urges for an immediate ceasefire and peace talks, the prime minister said

Meanwhile, the Ukrenergo company reported that explosions had damaged an energy facility in central Ukraine

When asked about the potential reaction of Turkish authorities, another volunteer, code name 'Laz' noted that Turkey and Russia have good relations, so he believes that Ankara will take this decision "well"

He stressed that during the war, the qualities of a multinational people were revealed — its strength and fortitude, incredible mutual support, and a commitment to fight for the ideas of justice and humanism

The estimated completion date is October 20, 2027, the US Department of Defense added

Celebrations marking have been held in over 300 cities and towns across Russia

Tourist flow between the countries is not high for a number of reasons, Simona Halperin said

The Aurus Merlon made its public debut at the inauguration of the Russian President

Hungarian prime minister recalled that Hungary has always adhered to the ‘one China’ principle

Earlier, former US President said that the Democratic Party actually hates Israel

According to the politician, the cause of the discussion on dispatching Western troops to Ukraine, launched by French President Emmanuel Macron, is a "shameless calculation for political bonus points"

Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin thanked State Duma lawmakers for approving his candidacy for the prime minister’s office

The dam in Russia’s Siberia suffered an industrial disaster on August 17, 2009

Miguel Diaz-Canel said that Moscow can always count on the support of Havana

State Duma Chairman Vyacheslav Volodin recalled that the State Duma "for the first time in the history of modern Russia will form the line-up of the government: approve the chairman of the government, his deputies, and federal ministers"

A more compact PP-2000 submachine gun is meant to replace the Kalashnikov AKS-74U assault rifle

A passenger bus fell into the river in downtown St. Petersburg earlier on May 10

The coordinates of the targets were transmitted to the group’s artillerymen, who hit the infantry positions and also destroyed the Ukrainian armed forces’ boats

Anatoly Antonov also castigated the US administration for shrugging off responsibility for Ukrainian attacks at civilian facilities in Russia with the use of weapons being supplied from the United States

Frank Cohn said the people that refuse to do justice to the Soviet role in the war simply don't understand what was going on

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said earlier that his country cannot rely on the CSTO and he cannot answer Armenian society’s question why the country should be its member

The parade began with the march of the banner group of the Preobrazhensky Regiment Honor Guard’s unit carrying the Russian national flag and the legendary Victory Banner across Red Square

Valentina Matviyenko noted that BRICS already makes up over one third of global GDP and almost a half of the planet’s population

According to Maria Zakharova, despite Western countries' claims that the sanctions do not apply to Russian agricultural products, they actually prohibit even strictly humanitarian, let alone commercial, deliveries

According to Sergey Naryshkin, the French Army is "visibly concerned" over the growing number of French citizens killed in Ukraine

Crews manning the Msta-SM2 self-propelled artillery system from the 1st Guard Tank Army also destroyed a manpower, the Russian Defense Ministry reported

Minister of Energy of Kazakhstan Almasadam Satqaliev added that the price of electricity varies depending on the time of day

"Nothing good awaits those perpetrators of the act of terror," executive secretary of the Moscow Public Monitoring Commission Alexey Melnikov told

"Ukraine has already lost its statehood," leader of the Other Ukraine movement said

Five of the injured people have been taken to hospital,Vyacheslav Gladkov, the governor of the region said

The recent vote at the UN, which was devoted to the issue of lifting the blockade, showed that the vast majority of countries in the world are also on the side of Cuba, the Russian leader said

The resolution was supported by 143 states; 9 states, including Argentina, Hungary, Israel, the US and the Czech Republic, voted against; 25 states abstained

Konashenkov also said that several Russian soldiers have been taken prisoner

The diplomat noted that he believes it's everyone's duty to tell the younger generation the historical truth about the events of World War II

The Russian leader noted that those tasks that until recently were solved exclusively with the help of aviation systems are now being solved with small means, but with great effect

Dialogue between Israel and Russia is important, including on those topics where the parties "absolutely disagree," Simona Halperin said

This decision must now be approved by the EU Council at ministerial level

According to Director of the Russian Foreign Ministry’s Second European Department Sergey Belyaev, the Russian Embassy in London has sent over 60 written inquiries to the UK Foreign Office since the provocation in March 2018

According to the report, imports from Russia over four months increased by 10.2% to $43.85 bln

"They are clearing the way for this, since the Ukrainians are running out while the scheme of turning their deaths into America’s profits is waiting for new victims," leader of the Other Ukraine movement said

He specified that his group took the helmet as proof of the elimination

No shelling attacks on the positions of government forces were reported in the Idlid de-escalation zone

According Russian President, the Cuban people have been fighting this for decades and they are confident